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Monday, August 8, 2022

3 Peaks Climbing Challenging Trip

 3 PEAKS #CLIMBING #CHALLENGE #MERAPEAK #ISLANDPEAK & #LOBUCHEPEAK - FIXED #DEPARTURE DATES AVAILABLE 


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Climb Mera, Island and Lobuche Peak Everest circuit trek & climb with Amphu Lapcha Pass Fully guided climb with climbing Sherpa guide to client ratio Ultimate climbing holiday to learn mountaineering skills

Three peaks climbing in Nepal offers an excellent introduction to real Himalayan mountaineering by climbing three iconic peaks in a single trip. Mera Peak 6654M Island Peak and Lobuche Peak are the most popular three peaks climbing in the Everest region. Highland Expeditions offer special Three Peaks Climbing trip that allows you to ascend #Mera Peak, #Island Peak and #Lobuche Peak in a single itinerary.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Tourists cannot walk alone in the area above Namche

Solukhumbu - Tourists are not allowed to walk alone in the area above Namche of Khumbu. According to Solukhumbu District Police Office, there has been an increase in the number of domestic and foreign tourists who came on tour without a guide or companion to go missing.

Deputy Superintendent of Forestry Sunil Jang Shah informed that a companion is mandatory for visiting the area above the Namche Forestry Post because after reaching the high Himalayan region, people get sick, get sick and face various disasters.

Pranau Shah said that Namche check post has been instructed to strictly check accordingly. Chief District Officer Anil Khanal said that he has sent a circular to the Ministry to fully implement the decision.

An Indian and a Korean citizen, who visited the Khumbu region only a few months ago, have gone missing. The search operation for them continues, but the situation has not been discovered so far, the police said.













Thursday, July 21, 2022

Sanu Sherpa creates history making double ascent of 14 peaks

Sanu Sherpa creates history making double ascent of 14 peaks

KATHMANDU, JULY 21A renowned climber from Sangkhuwasabha successfully scaled Gasherbrum II this morning, becoming the only climber in the world to make double ascent of all 14 peaks above 8,000m.Sanu Sherpa, 47, stood a top GII in Pakistan at around 8:17am completing his double ascent of the 14th 8000er. Sanu, who had also climbed Nanga Parbat a few days ago, completed all 14 peaks for the second time being a part of the Pioneer Adventure International Expedition in Pakistan, Sherpa shared."Sanu is the only climber in the world to complete all peaks twice," 

Sanu Sherpa's Summit Success:* 

Dhaulagiri - 2019, 2021* 

Cho Oyu – 2006, 2008* 

Manaslu – 2010, 2011, 2016* 

Shishapangma – 2006, 2011* 

Everest – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017* 

Lhotse – 2008, 2021, 2022* 

K2 – 2012, 2021* 

Gasherbrum I – 2013, 2019* 

Kanchenjunga – 2014, 2022* 

Broad Peak – 2014, 2017* 

Annapurna – 2016, 2021* 

Nanga Parbat – 2017, 2018, 2022* 

Makalu – 2019, 2022* 

Gasherbrum II – 2019, 2022

#Sanu Sherpa #Mountaineering #Everestexpeditionsnepal 




Wednesday, June 29, 2022

3 Peaks Climbing Departure Dates Island peak, Lobuche and Mera Peak 2022

#3peaks #climbing #departure #dates #everestexpeditionsnepal #islandpeak #lobuchepeak #pokholde #3peaksclimbing #peakclimbing #islandpeak #Nepal 

Three peaks climbing in Nepal offers an excellent introduction to real Himalayan mountaineering by climbing three iconic peaks in a single trip. Mera Peak, Island Peak and Lobuche Peak are the most popular three peaks climbing in the Everest region. Highland Expeditions offer special Three Peaks Climbing trip that allows you to ascend #Mera Peak, #Island Peak and #Lobuche Peak in a single itinerary.

An ultimate climbing #holiday which includes an ascent of three 6000m peaks and traverse of Amphu Laptcha Pass at 5,700m. The trip provides a real Himalayan climbing experience with an opportunity to brush your mountaineering skills. We will begin our climb with #Mera #Peak and conclude with the #Lobuche Peak traversing Amphu Lapcha Pass. The Pass links Mera with #Chukung valley which is homhome to scenic #Island Peak.

3 Peaks Climbing Island Peak, Lobuche & Mera Peak


Monday, June 27, 2022

Nepal Trekking Packages 2023 | Booking Open | Everest Expeditions Nepal

 Nepal Trekking Packages 2023 | Booking Open | Everest Expeditions Nepal






The #Everest Base Camp (EBC) Everest Base Camp Trek trek with the ascent of Island Peak Island Peak 6189M begins with a scenic birds-eye view over the soaring white Himalayan Mountains. You will land at Lukla then hit the trail and trek up the Dudh Kosi Valley surrounded by the massive Thamserku (6623m) and Kusum Kanguru (6367m). Kusum Kanguru, means "Three Snow-White Gods" in the Sherpa language, which refers to the triple summit of the mountain. Island Peak is also known in Tibetan as Imja Tse.  Island Peak was aptly named by earlier Mt.Everest explorers due to it appearing as an island in a sea of ice.

Highlights of EBC trek & climbing of Island Peak

•Trek to the base of the world’s highest peak Mt. Everest at (5364m).

•Climb Island Peak (6189m).

•Exploring Sherpa's traditional villages enriched with Buddhist culture and customs.

•Visit historical sites and interesting monasteries at the base of some of the world's most spectacular peaks. #mounteverest #islandpeak #peakclimbing



Saturday, June 18, 2022

Nepal to move Everest base camp from melting glacier

Nepal to move Everest base camp from melting glacier

Nepal is preparing to move its Everest base camp because global warming and human activity are making it unsafe.    www.everestexpeditionsnepal.com

The camp, used by up to 1,500 people in the spring climbing season, is situated on the rapidly thinning Khumbu glacier.

A new site is to be found at a lower altitude, where there is no year-round ice, an official told the BBC.

Researchers say melt-water destabilises the glacier, and climbers say crevasses are increasingly appearing at base camp while they sleep.

"We are now preparing for the relocation and we will soon begin consultation with all stakeholders," Taranath Adhikari, director general of Nepal's tourism department, told the BBC.

"It is basically about adapting to the changes we are seeing at the base camp and it has become essential for the

                                    The camp produces up to 4,000 litres of urine per day

sustainability of the mountaineering business itself."The camp currently sits at an altitude of 5,364m. The new one will be 200m to 400m lower, Mr Adhikari said.

The plans follow the recommendations of a committee formed by Nepal's government to facilitate and monitor mountaineering in the Everest region.

The Khumbu glacier, like many other glaciers in the Himalayas, is rapidly melting and thinning in the wake of global warming, scientists have found.

A study by researchers from Leeds University in 2018 showed that the segment close to base camp was thinning at a rate of 1m per year.

Most of the glacier is covered by rocky debris, but there are also areas of exposed ice, called ice cliffs, and it is the melting of the ice cliffs that most destabilises the glacier, one of the researchers, Scott Watson, told the BBC.

"When ice cliffs melt like that, the debris of boulder and rocks that are on the top of the ice cliffs move and fall and then the melting also creates water bodies," he said.

"So we see increased rock falls and movement of melt-water on the surface of the glaciers that can be hazardous."

Mr Watson said the glacier was losing 9.5 million cubic metres of water per year.

Mountaineers and the Nepali authorities say a stream right in the middle of the base camp has been steadily expanding. They also say crevasses and cracks on the surface of the glacier are appearing more frequently than before.

"We surprisingly see crevasses appearing overnight at places where we sleep," said Col Kishor Adhikari of the Nepali army, who was staying at base camp while leading a clean-up campaign during the spring climbing season, which lasts from March to the end of May.

In the morning, many of us have this chilling experience that we could have fallen into them in the night. Cracks on the ground develop so often, it is quite risky."

Tshering Tenzing Sherpa, Everest base camp manager with the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), echoed that message.

Loud noises could also frequently be heard, he said, caused by the ice moving or rocks falling. He added that before putting up a tent at base camp it was necessary to flatten the rocky surface covering the ice, and to repeat this from time to time as the glacier moved.

"In the past the flattened space used to bulge up only after two to three weeks. But now that happens almost every week," he said.

A leading member of the committee that recommended the base camp move, Khimlal Gautam, said the presence of so many people at base camp was contributing to the problem.

"For instance, we found that people urinate around 4,000 litres at the base camp every day," he said.

"And the massive amount of fuels like kerosene and gas we burn there for cooking and warming will definitely have impacts on the glacier's ice."

Adrian Ballinger, founder of mountain guide company Alpenglow Expeditions, agreed that the move made sense, predicting that there will be more avalanches, ice falls and rock falls in the area of the current base camp in future.

"This should be unacceptable to expedition leaders, since it can be avoided," he said.

The main drawback was that a camp lower down the mountain would add to the length of the climb from base camp to camp one, the next staging post for those climbing the mountain.

Most climbers still ascend Everest from the Nepalese side, but the numbers starting in China are increasing.

Mr Sherpa of the SPCC said that despite the problems, the present base camp site was still essentially stable, and could continue to serve its purpose for another three to four years.

But Nepali officials say the move may happen by 2024.

"We have assessed the technical and environmental aspects of the base camp, but before we relocate it we will have to discuss this with local communities, considering other aspects like their culture," said Mr Adhikari.

"We will do it only after discussing with all quarters."




Thursday, May 12, 2022

Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Everest for 26th time, breaks his own record

Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Everest for 26th time, breaks his own record

A team of 11 Nepali high-altitude climbing guides reached the summit of Mt Everest on Saturday evening, making it the first expedition of the spring in the world’s tallest peak.

A team of 11 Nepali high-altitude climbing guides reached the summit of Mt Everest on Saturday evening, making it the first spring ascent of the world’s tallest peak this year.

Kami Rita Sherpa created history by climbing the 8,848.86 metre tall peak 26th time, 

Kami Rita reached the summit at 18:55 [local time] as the leader of the rope fixing team, along with 10 other climbing sherpas.

The other climbers are Sona Sherpa, Ngima Tashi Sherpa, Phurba Tsering Sherpa, Tenjing Gyaljen Sherpa, Lakpa Tenji Sherpa, Phurba Kusang Sherpa, Mingma Dandhu Sherpa, Pastenji Sherpa, Tareman Tamang and Phurba Chhotar.

Kami Rita had scaled Everest for the first time on May 13, 1994. He also holds the record of "most climbs over 8000m”, said Mingma Sherpa.

Between 1994 and 2022, Kami Rita has summited Everest 26 times, K2 and Lhotse one time each, Manaslu three times and Cho Oyu eight times.

This spring, the Department of Tourism has issued permits to 316 individuals.

Last spring, the department had issued a record 408 permits for Everest in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A climbing permit for Everest costs $11,000 for foreigners. But climbers end up spending between $40,000 and $90,000 to climb the mountain.

Naperville 18-year-old becomes youngest American woman to reach summit of Mount Everest

Naperville 18-year-old becomes youngest American woman to reach summit of Mount Everest

             Lucy Westlake did it.

             The 18-year-old Naperville native became the youngest American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, according to a post on the Instagram account of the expedition group she's climbing with.

             The Xtreme Climbers group made "an official announcement" at about 7:30 p.m. Central time that Westlake "successfully stood on the summit of Mount Everest 8848.86m on 12.May.2022 at 5:36 am Nepali time."

             Westlake's own Instagram account confirmed the summit.

             After spending a couple of minutes "on the top of The World," Westlake and her sherpa, Mingma Chhiring, began the descent back to lower camp, expected to take four to five hours, the expedition group said.

             Earlier Lucy's mother, Amy Westlake, posted on Lucy's Instagram account that Lucy left the lower camp more than nine hours earlier, starting at 8:15 p.m. Nepali time. So she climbed Everest through the night and arrived at the summit just after daybreak.

             The expedition group posted an image of several people, carrying bright lights, making the final snow-covered climb to the Everest summit.

             Reaching the highest point on the planet -- at an altitude of more than 29,000 feet -- is the latest goal achieved by Westlake, whose bigger plan is to complete the Explorers Grand Slam. That's a challenge to reach the North and South poles and climb the highest mountains in each of the seven continents, also known as the Seven Summits.

             Westlake has ascended Denali in Alaska, Europe's Mount Elbrus, Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua in South America, and now Mount Everest in Asia. The remaining sites on the list are Mount Vinson in Antarctica, Carstensz Pyramid north of Australia and both poles.

             Westlake had hoped to complete the Explorers Grand Slam by the time she entered college in the fall, but that won't happen because of expenses and COVID-19 restrictions that created roadblocks. Shortly after she returns home, Westlake will head to the University of Southern California, where she'll be on scholarship to compete in cross country and track and field.

             Westlake, a recent Naperville North High School graduate, said she still aims to become the youngest adventurer to complete the Explorers Grand Slam, topping a Japanese woman who was 20 when she completed it in 2017.

The Record Setting Women of Everest. 10 for Lhakpa Sherpa and 18 year old American Lucy Westlake Summits at Sunrise

The Record Setting Women of Everest. #10 for Lhakpa Sherpa and 18 year old American Lucy Westlake Summits at Sunrise

With clear skies, low winds and warm temperatures, Lhakpa Sherpa just made her 10th ascent of Mount Everest, the most for any woman. Like her male counterpart Kami Rita Sherpa on 26 ascents, she just keeps breaking her own record.

And Lucy Westlake just became the youngest American woman to scale the peak, at just 18 years of age. An endurance athlete, triathlete and also the youngest woman to complete the U.S.’s 50 high points last year, it seems she may just be getting started.

She surpassed American Samantha Larson, who was also 18, who finished up with Everest on her way to becoming the youngest American woman to do all the 7 summits.

Melissa Arnot, with Dave Morton in Camp 1 on Makalu. Melissa holds the American record for most ascents of Everest by a woman, with 6. More impressively, her last one was done without oxygen up the North Ridge. Photo: Robert Anderson

And should you wonder who is the overall youngest woman? It was 13 year old Indian Malavath Purna who reached the summit on 25 May, 2014, admitting she didn’t even know it was a world record when she did it.

Also Indian, Santosh Yadav was the first woman to climb Everest twice, on her second ascent ascending the far more challenging and dangerous Kangshung Face in 1993, along the route I first led an expedition to in 1988 and climbed along with Paul Teare, Ed Webster and Stephen Venables.

The first woman to summit Everest of course was Junko Tabei, in 1975, who then went on to also be the first woman to ascend the Seven Summits, in 1992. At 4′ 9″ tall (145 cm.), it’s quite possible she may also hold the record for the most number of steps taken to reach the top?

The first woman to reach the top without oxygen was the indomitable New Zealander Lydia Bradey (right), in 1988, before going on to summit the mountain a further 5 times. More recently, in 2019, she guided Roxanne Vogel (left) on her international odyssey from San Francisco to the top of Everest in just 12 days. Photo: Mingma Sherpa

The fastest ascent on the South Side of Everest was made by Hong Kong Teacher Tsang Yin-Hung, in a shade under 26 hours. “When you aim high, expect high,” says the teacher, who said she was not looking to break the record, just challenge herself.

Should you fear there is just not enough time left in your life for Everest, Japanese woman Tamae Watanabe summited first at 63 years of age from the North side, then came back and did it again at 73 via the South Col, breaking her own record for the oldest woman to the top.

The Full Circle Everest team has three women members as well, Abby Dione, Rosemary Saal and Adina Scott. So while attempting to become the first all Black team to climb together, they could also be putting some of the first black women on top of the peak as well.

Sophia Danenberg on the summit in 2006, who like Samantha Larson, were happy to make the trip to New York to spend a night at the Ruben Museum for our Peak Experience, guiding and teaching young New Yorkers about ascending to the heights of Everest.

The first African-American and Black woman to climb Everest was Sophia Danenberg, ascending the South Col route in 2006. If Everest is the high point for many people, Sophia’s other accomplishments, if anything, put it in the pale of her continued accomplishments in business and in life.

This year, with her ascents of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri already completed in just 10 days of climbing, Norwegian Kristin Harila will soon be headed to Everest on her quest to break Nims Dai record and complete all the 8,000 meter peaks in a record setting 6 months – lets just hope the weather holds for her.

Kristin Harila – two of the the 8,000 meter peaks down, 12, including Everest to go.

And if anyone is opting to keep the noise down on Everest down and their carbon footprint a bit lower by forgoing the common helicopter ride back down the Khumbu, they can make an attempt at Lizzy Hawker’s record, for running from Everest Base Camp back to Kathmandu in just 63 hours – a record that holds across both men and woman.

Saturday, December 4, 2021

New trail to Everest found. Climbers could avoid the dangerous Khumbu Icefall

 New trail to Everest found. Climbers could avoid the dangerous Khumbu Icefall

The passage through the Khumbu Icefall, the route that leads to the world’s tallest peak, is so notoriously dangerous that even experienced Sherpas hesitate to move when the sun shines.

The Khumbu Icefall, a river of ice—a kilometre or so, is normally crossed during the night or early morning with climbers putting headlamps on their helmets.

Normally, the route is crossed between 3am and 5am, the time when the ice blocks and the hanging glaciers are stable and avalanche risks are low.

During the day, as the sun warms the mountain, the hanging glaciers begin to melt and ice starts to crumble, causing avalanche risk.

On April 18, 2014, an avalanche resulting from a falling serac had buried 16 sherpa guides in the Khumbu Icefall that led to the cancellation of the season’s expeditions.

The Himalayan Database has recorded 44 deaths on the Icefall from 1953 to 2016.

But there is good news.

Nearly seven decades after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first people to summit Everest, using their own pioneered standard Southeast Ridge route, a Nepali-French team claimed they have explored an alternative route to avoid the treacherous Khumbu Icefall.

The Khumbu Icefall stretches from 5,500 to 5,800 metres and lies just above the Everest base camp, where hundreds of climbers set temporary tents annually during the spring climbing season. The first challenge for every climber is to tackle the deadly Icefall.

“The alternative route that we have tested in November to bypass the infamous Khumbu Icefall will be tested in the spring climbing season next year to assess whether it is commercially feasible,” famed French mountaineer Marc Batard told the Post.

“We believe it is a life-saving detour.”

In September 1988, it took Marc, the 70-year-old mountaineer born in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, only 22 hours and 29 minutes to reach the summit of Everest without using bottled oxygen, which earned him an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. The record stood unbroken for 10 years.

After 1988, he achieved a second Everest summit success in 1990.

Now, Marc has returned to Everest after three decades. “My mission this time is to save the lives of climbers,” said Marc, who has three children and nine grandchildren. “I am confident the route will be commercially workable.”

Marc also plans to repeat his Everest success as he plans to climb Everest by following the route he has pioneered. “I am climbing the 8,848.86 metre Everest next spring without the support of bottled oxygen,” Marc said.

If he succeeds, Marc would not only become the oldest climber to reach the world’s tallest peak without using supplementary oxygen but will also be a pioneer of the new route.

Italian Abele Blanc currently holds the record of the oldest climber, who reached the summit in 2010 at the age of 55 years and 264 days without using bottled oxygen.

Marc claims that he and his team explored the new route this November. The plan, however, started in spring. Marc came to Nepal in spring and made an aerial survey of the proposed route.

The fieldwork started in November.

A seven-member team led by Marc and Pasang Nuru Sherpa, including Marc’s son, climbed the new route from November 15. The first phase trial lasted until November 21.

The team made Gorak Shep at 5,140 metres their base camp.

“We then hiked through the Mt Nuptse ridge, the neighbouring mountain,” said Marc. The Nuptse (7,861m), Everest, and Lhotse (8,516m) are the Khumbu triple crown facing one another.

“The new route follows a rocky spur below the flank of Mt Nuptse,” Marc added. “The rocky spur, a vertical cliff, is a bit difficult. But after it is climbed, the route from there becomes easy to navigate.”

Approximately, it takes seven hours to cover a distance of around 1,000 metres to reach a spot at 6,200 metres using the new route from Gorak Shep base, which adjoins Camp 1 at 6,065 metres just above the Icefall.

“This will completely bypass the treacherous Khumbu Icefall. There is no danger of an avalanche in the Nuptse ridge,” said Marc.

Camp 1 is a temporary camp where most climbers spend a night.

According to Marc, out of around 1,000 metre-long trails, they have discovered only 700 metres. The remaining 300 metres was already in use.

Marc plans two camps--one at 6,200 metres and another at 7,800 metres.

“But we need strong equipment and investment to make this route commercially viable,” said Marc.

The mountaineer said that it requires anywhere between 300,000 and 500,000 euros to permanently install metal hooks or rock pitons by drilling the rocky spur.

With metal railings, it can be used by larger groups and heavily loaded Sherpas who supply tonnes of tents, foods and oxygen cylinders up to Camp 3 and Camp 4, the climbers’ resting points.

“To date, the Khumbu Icefall is considered one of the most dangerous climbing spots in the world,” said Pasang Nuru Sherpa, who plans to climb Everest for the 15th time next year.

Experienced Sherpa guides fix ladders over the vast gaps in the Khumbu Icefall where there are seasonally shifting and changing crevasses.

A team of icefall doctors first prepare the route through the Icefall by installing hundreds of ladders across crevasses.

“For high-altitude Sherpa climbers, it takes around four or five hours to navigate the icefall,” said Pasang Nuru. “This is a pilot project. If it is successful, it will not only lessen the burden of high-altitude workers but also prevent deaths.”

“It’s difficult to climb the rocky spur but it’s far better than walking through the Icefall. It’s not tricky either. This route is safe,” said Pasang Nuru. “If the new route proves well, someone should fund it. This is a big project. We are expecting the government’s support as well.”

Marc wants to name the new route Sundare to pay homage to a late Sherpa guide who inspired him to climb Everest and break a speed record in 1988.

Marc has climbed six of the world’s 14 mountains above 8,000 metres—three of the mountains in a single year.

His first eight-thousander was Gasherbrum II in Pakistan in 1975. He made the first winter ascent of Dhaulagiri in December 1987.

In 1988, Marc climbed Makalu (8,463m) and in September that year, he climbed the summit of Cho Oyu (8,201m) on the Tibet-Nepal border. He climbed Shishapangma in China in 1998.

“I am determined. I am coming back in spring next year to test the life-saving project,” said Marc. 


Thursday, October 7, 2021

Trekkers return to Annapurna Circuit as Nepal throws gates wide open

For scenery and cultural diversity, this has long been considered the best trek in Nepal, and one of the world’s classic walks.

The Annapurna region has started welcoming quarantine-free tourists back to its popular trekking trails as Nepal tries to reboot its pandemic ravaged tourism industry.

Going all around the Annapurnas, the Annapurna Circuit trekking trail meanders across the central Nepal Himalaya through one of the most beautiful sceneries on the planet. The walking route is triply blessed with stunning landscapes, architecture and culture.

The Annapurna Conservation Area, a 7,629-sq-km protected area encompassing villages, hills, valleys, gorges and lakes with the snowy Annapurnas towering over them, is spread across the five districts of Manang, Mustang, Kaski, Myagdi and Lamjung.

In September, after Nepal removed the remaining coronavirus restrictions, 76 trekkers led the first foray into the Annapurna region. "By the first week of October, 96 foreign trekkers had entered the Annapurna Circuit through Manang," said Lekhnath Gautam, chief of the Annapurna Conservation Area Project unit office in Manang.

A few days ago, a group of 40 tourists, including seven differently-abled sight-seers, chartered a plane and landed at Manang's Humde Airport. “October seems to be encouraging,” said Binod Gurung, chairman of the Tourism Entrepreneurs Association Manang.

“All hotels were closed for a year and a half due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The arrival of trekkers back to the trekking trails has cheered the industry.”

On September 23, the government threw away the seven-day quarantine requirement and resumed issuing on-arrival visas to all vaccinated foreign travellers in a bid to bring the virus-ravaged tourism industry back to life.

Visitors should have received their last dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at least 14 full days prior to entering Nepal. Those who are not vaccinated or partially vaccinated will not get on-arrival visas. They have to get their entry permits from Nepali diplomatic missions, and also spend 10 days in quarantine in government-listed hotels.

Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit was named among the top 10 most incredible travel experiences in the world by Lonely Planet in October last year.

The world's number one travel guide publisher said in its latest Ultimate Travel List that Covid-19 resulted in travel restrictions around the world, and clipped travellers’ wings through 2020.

For scenery and cultural diversity, this has long been considered the best trek in Nepal, and one of the world’s classic walks.

The trail follows the Marsyangdi Valley to the north of the main Himalayan range and crosses a 5,416-metre pass to descend into the dramatic desert-like, Tibetan-style scenery of the upper Kali Gandaki Valley.

“There is no single restriction on the Annapurna Circuit. It’s fully open for all visitors,” said Bishnu Lamichhane, chief district officer of Manang. “All trekking routes, except a few damaged by rainfall, are safe.”

But visitors have to mandatorily submit a Covid-19 negative report obtained within the previous 72 hours before hitting the trail in Manang and Mustang. “We want to spread the message in the world that Annapurna is safe,” said Lamichhane.

The circuit received zero trekkers in January and February. In March, there were 66 trekkers which grew to 366 in April.

In spring, the government reopened the country for foreign travellers in the hope of lifting the economy and employment by reviving tourism.

Subsequently, Nepal received a record-high number of foreigners aspiring to climb the world’s tallest peak, Mt Everest, as the Covid-19 pandemic looked like petering out. But the Delta outbreaks and slow vaccine rollout again clouded the country's tourism.

After the second Covid-19 wave which struck in April, the country slid into a devastating crisis, and authorities enforced strict lockdown measures. About two months later, the restrictions were relaxed gradually; and since September 1, almost everything has been allowed to reopen.

As the government imposed the second lockdown on April 29, the number of trekkers on the Annapurna Circuit dropped to 48. June and July saw a lone trekker each. According to government statistics, there were three wanderers in August.

The Annapurna Circuit and Annapurna Base Camp trekking routes count among the world's greatest adventure walking trails. Nearly 200,000 foreign tourists used to throng the Annapurna Conservation Area annually.

The Annapurna area was opened to foreign trekkers in 1977.

On June 3, 1950, Frenchmen Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal became the first climbers to summit the forbidding Himalayan peak Annapurna I. This triumph, an unimaginable struggle against hardship, was completed without supplemental oxygen. It was also the first time an eight-thousander among the 14 in the world was climbed.

Herzog wrote a book called Annapurna about mountaineering which was published in 1952. More than 11 million copies were sold (till 2000) making it one of the best-selling books in the history of mountaineering.

This book has been regarded as a milestone for the development of mountaineering tourism in Nepal.

The original route of the Annapurna Circuit started at the market town of Dumre on the Kathmandu-Pokhara highway and ended in Pokhara, and took about 23 days to complete. After the construction of roads, the original 23-day walk has now been cut to only five days. 

Friday, October 1, 2021

First in 45 years, 22 climbers make rare autumn ascent of Manaslu main summit 2021

First in 45 years, 22 climbers make rare autumn ascent of Manaslu main summit

The main peak is 8,163 metres high, and the mountaineering fraternity has lauded the climbers for making it to the ‘true summit’.

The team gathered at 8,100 metres, a place where people usually stop because they can’t climb to the true summit because of the tricky ridge and risk. The team then traversed down a little below and again climbed to the main summit, which is 8163 metres. Photo courtesy: Jackson Groves' Facebook page

Mountaineers have scaled the main summit of Mt Manaslu, the eighth highest mountain in the world, in autumn, accomplishing a feat not seen since 1976.

Led by Mingma Sherpa, better known as Mingma G, 14 Nepali and eight foreign climbers achieved the rare feat on September 27 for the first time in 45 years. The main peak is 8,163 metres high, and the mountaineering fraternity has called it the “true summit”.

“Many foreigners have been debating if Manaslu’s main summit can be climbed in the autumn season. On September 27, we proved it,” Mingma G told the Post over the phone.

“In fact, Mt Manaslu has been climbed every year, and even reaching the fore-summit, which is just below the main summit, is accepted as a successful ascent. The main summit is 6-7 metres higher than the fore-summit, and it has never been climbed since 1976,” he said.

                             Photo courtesy: Jackson Groves' Facebook page

As the last short section, a snow-covered rock outcrop, is very steep, climbers normally do not venture there during the autumn and winter.

“It’s like a sharp knife ridge which is daunting and dangerous. So climbers normally go up to the fore-summit and return,” said Mingma G, who was one of the members of the K2 winter ascent. K2, the world's second highest mountain in Pakistan, was climbed in winter for the first time in January.

“The new route was difficult, but we did it with perfection.”

The team started their summit push from Camp 4 at 3am on September 27, and reached the summit at 9:40am.

“I hope there will be no more fore-summits in the future. Top is always Top, no more ups, everything below you,” Mingma G wrote on his Facebook page. “It was not easy. The team gathered at 8,100 metres, a place where people usually stop because they can’t climb to the summit because of the tricky ridge and risk. Then, we traversed down a little below and again climbed to the main summit,” said Mingma G.

“We explored the new route. Hopefully, it will help climbers to follow the footstep.”

                                Photo courtesy: Jackson Groves' Facebook page

Tobias Pantel, who keeps a record of every technical climb on the Himalayan Database, posted on his Facebook page: “This is a big day for Himalayan mountaineering!”

The Himalayan Database, the expedition archives of American journalist Elizabeth Hawley, is a large digital and published record of mountaineering in the Nepal Himalayas since 1903. It has congratulated Mingma G and his team on reaching the “true summit” and the highest point of Manaslu in autumn 2021.

“This is the second time this point was reached during the autumn season, and the first time since 1976,” the Himalayan Database wrote on its Facebook page.

“As this is a significant day for Himalayan mountaineering and will have implications on how the Himalayan Database will report on Manaslu summits, the team will sit together to come up with a strategy on how to deal with future and past summits of the world’s eighth highest peak.”

The Manaslu summit has been marked by real confusion over what constitutes the true summit, and who historically and currently reached it, famed mountaineer Alan Arnette said in a blog post.

                                Photo courtesy: Mount Manaslu Facebook page

One of the climbers, photographer Jackson Groves, flew a drone near the summit and captured stills and footage of the historic summit.

“For Manaslu, the issue is the last few metres to the summit is across a heavily corniced snow ridge that is virtually impossible to place protections (ice screws, pitons, etc) to protect climbers from crossing it,” he said.

“So this year, Mingma, building on his winter K2 success, wanted to make a point. This time he proved he made his true summit with the help of drone pictures and videos he shot. Instead of crossing the corniced ridge, he is shown taking a drop-down route across a 70-degree face then climbing to what apparently is the true summit. It appears genuine,” he wrote.

“Then all the other climbers who claimed a summit this season without following his path will be noted as reaching the fore-summit.”

Thursday, August 26, 2021

NEPAL PEAK CLIMBING COURSE 2022

NEPAL PEAK CLIMBING COURSE 2021 / 2022

Trekking Peak-the designation trekking peak is an unfortunate misnomer, because most of the peaks are significant mountaineering challenges. Few of the trekking peaks are walk ups and some of them technically demanding and dangerous. However the trekking peak climbing requires some technical skill and previous experience. The weather is often bad and may force you to sit in your tent for a day or more. Usually a well-equipped base camp is necessary and the ascent of a peak require one or two high camps that must be established. Most of the peaks require a minimum of two days to climb and can take as long as three weeks. Since 1978 the Nepal Mountaineering Association NMA has had the authority to issue permission for small-scale attempts on 18 peaks. Though it is not necessary to go through a long application process, hire and equip a liaison officer, or organize a huge assault on a major peak in order to try Himalayan Mountaineering.


Departure date/ Cost and Details for the Spring & Fall Season 2021/2022

Island Peak 4 Days Climbing Courses $850 Per Person.

Express Climbing Courses $750 P.P. 4 days
Departure Dates:2017-2018 (Fixed Departure Dates)

6 DAYS COURSES ISLAND & LOBUCHE PEAK

SPRING SEASON: $1050 Per Person

FALL SEASON: $950 Per Person.

4 DAYS COURSES ISLAND & LOBUCHE PEAK-

SPRING SEASON: $850 Per Person

FALL SEASON: $750 Per Person.

BASE CAMP TO BASE CAMP – ISLAND PEAK & LOBUCHE

2 DAYS COURSES ISLAND & LOBUCHE PEAK- B.C. TO SUMMIT

SPRING SEASON: $ 850 Per Person

FALL SEASON: $750 Per Person.

BASE CAMP TO BASE CAMP – ISLAND PEAK & LOBUCHE

1 DAY COURSE ISLAND & LOBUCHE PEAK-B.C. TO B.C. TO SUMMIT

SPRING SEASON: $850 Per Person

FALL SEASON: $750 Per Person.

NOTE: EQUIPMENT ALL WILL BE PROVIDED EXCEPT CLIMBING BOOTS.

SPRING SEASON:

March 15-18, March 20-24, March 26-29 April, April 03-06, April 07-10, April 09-12, April 15-18, April 22-25, April 27-30, May 02-04,May 06-09, May 15-18, May 21-24, May 27-30, June 01-04, June 05-08, June 09-12, June 14-17.

FALL SEASON:

Oct 07-10,Oct 13-16, Oct 18-21, Oct 23-26, Oct 28-01, Nov 02-05, Nov 07-10, Nov 12-15, Nov 17-20, Nov 21-24, Nov 26-29, Dec 02-05, Dec 07-10, Dec 12-15.

LOBUCHE PEAK

(FIXED DEPATURE DATES)

4 DAYS COURSES ISLAND & LOBUCHE PEAK-

SPRING SEASON: $850 Per Person

FALL SEASON: $750 Per Person.

4 DAYS EXPRESS COURSES ISLAND & LOBUCHE PEAK-

SPRING SEASON: $850 Per Person

FALL SEASON: $750 Per Person.
SPRING SEASON:

March 15-18, March 20-24, March 26-29 April, April 03-06, April 07-10, April 09-12, April 15-18, April 22-25, April 27-30, May 02-04,May 06-09, May 15-18, May 21-24, May 27-30, June 01-04, June 05-08, June 09-12, June 14-17.

FALL SEASON:

Oct 07-10,Oct 13-16, Oct 18-21, Oct 23-26, Oct 28-01, Nov 02-05, Nov 07-10, Nov 12-15, Nov 17-20, Nov 21-24, Nov 26-29, Dec 02-05, Dec 07-10, Dec 12-15.

MERA PEAK (6421M) CAMPING TRIP

15 DAYS US$2500 Per Person.

Departure Dates:

March 20-03 April, April 02-16, 18-02 May, May 05-19, May 15-29, 21-04 June, Oct 02-16, 18-02 Nov, Nov 05-19, 21-05 Dec.

PIKE PEAK (4065M) CAMPING TRIP

09/14 DAYS US$1500 Per Person.

Amadablam Challenge Expedition $5500.
15 Days Pangboche to Pangboche.

Departure Dates:
March 25-08 Apr, April 14-25th, May 01-15th, May 07-21st.
Oct 15-27, Oct 28-08 Nov, Nov 15-27,

Island Peak/Lobuje Peak and Amadablam 3 Peaks Round Trip $8700.00

Trekking- February to June, September to November.
Departures: Every Alternate Dates

Rafting Cost Spring/ Fall 2017 /2018

SPRING SEASON:

FALL SEASON:
Karnali  10 days $500 Per Person.

SPRING SEASON:

FALL SEASON:

Sunkoshi 10 days  $450 Per Person.

SPRING SEASON:

FALL SEASON:
Tamor $800 Per Person.

SPRING SEASON:

FALL SEASON:

Bhote Koshi 2 days $80 Per Person.

Every Alternate Day
Kayak Course $170 Per Person 4 Days.
Every Day

Trisuli 2 Days $50

Every day

GET DISCOUNT UP TO 20% OFF! BOOKING OPEN!!! 2022

SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER - BOOKING OPEN!!!

Nepal Expeditions Packages 2022

Nepal Expeditions Packages 2022
Mount Everest Expedition Top 8848M

PRICES FOR EXPEDITIONS 2022 SPRING SEASON
Prices for the Expedition’s full board per person Includes.
No: 1 Mount Everest 35,500.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 2 Mount Lhotse 20,500.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 3 Mount Makalu 20,600.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 4 Mount Kanchenjunga 19,700.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No : 5 Mount Dhaulagiri 17,900.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 6 Mount Annapurna 17,850.00 U$ Dollar Per person .
No: 7 Mount Manaslu 19,800.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 8 Mount Cho Oyu 19,900.00 U$ Dollar Per person .
No: 9 Mount Shisapangma 19,700.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No:10 Mount Everest from Tibet 38,700.00 U$ Dollar per person.
This is for the full board Prices.

PRICES FOR EXPEDITIONS 2022 SPRING SEASON- Group Joining Basis.
Prices for the Expedition’s full board per person Includes.
No: 1 Mount Everest 35,500.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 2 Mount Lhotse 20,500.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 3 Mount Makalu 20,600.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 4 Mount Kanchenjunga 19,700.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No : 5 Mount Dhaulagiri 17,900.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 6 Mount Annapurna 17,850.00 U$ Dollar Per person .
No: 7 Mount Manaslu 19,800.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No: 8 Mount Cho Oyu 19,900.00 U$ Dollar Per person .
No: 9 Mount Shisapangma 19,700.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No:10 Mount Everest from Tibet 38,700.00 U$ Dollar per person.
No. 11. Mount Brantuse 15,500 U$ Per Person.

This is for the full board Prices.
Explorer les montagnes de l’Himalaya et Pays de la nature -Népal sauvages
Everest Expeditions Nepal Pvt. Ltd.
Best Value for Quality
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Fax: + 977-1-4820243
E-Mail: info@everestexpeditionsnepal.com
Site Web:www.everestexpeditionsnepal.com

Note: The Guide who speak french is extra cost around $2000-$3000 Per expedition

Nepal Trekking Cost 2022- Special Rates

Everest Base Camp Trek- Everest Expeditions Nepal
NEPAL SPECIAL TREKKING COST 2022  WITH PRIVATE TRANSPORT

Trekking Area: Annapurna Base Camp Trek
Trekking Days: 12
2 Pax: $1385 Per Person.
4 Pax: $1250 Per Person.
6 Pax: $990 Per Person.
8 Pax: $950 Per Person.
10 Pax: $865 Per Person.
12 Pax: $815 Per Person.
15 Pax: $785 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Annapurna Base Camp Trek (ABC)
Trekking Days: 10
2 Pax: $1360 Per Person.
4 Pax: $1150 Per Person.
6 Pax: $950 Per Person.
8 Pax: $930 Per Person.
10 Pax: $850 Per Person.
12 Pax: $800 Per Person.
15 Pax: $750 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Everest Base Camp Trek (EBC)
Trekking Days: 13
2 Pax: $1545 Per Person.
4 Pax: $1100 Per Person. -
6 Pax: $980 Per Person.
8 Pax: $950 Per Person.
10 Pax: $900 Per Person.
12 Pax: $890 Per Person.
15 Pax: $850 Per Person.

Trekking Area: EBC & GOKYO LAKE TREK
Trekking Days: 15
2 Pax: $1650 Per Person.
4 Pax: $1350 Per Person.
6 Pax: $1300 Per Person.
8 Pax: $1250 Per Person.
10 Pax: $1200 Per Person.
12 Pax: $ 1150 Per Person.
15 Pax: $ 1100 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Gokyo Lake Trek
Trekking Days: 12
2 Pax: $1470 Per Person.
4 Pax: $1250 Per Person.
6 Pax: $950 Per Person.
8 Pax: $895 Per Person.
10 Pax: $850 Per Person.
12 Pax: $800 Per Person.
15 Pax: $785 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Annapurna Circuit Trek ( Throng La Pass)
Trekking Days: 12 ( Besishar To Jomsom-Pokhara)
2 Pax: $1400 Per Person.
4 Pax: $1050 Per Person.
6 Pax: $1020 Per Person.
8 Pax: $980 Per Person.
10 Pax: $950 Per Person.
12 Pax: $930 Per Person.
15 Pax: $850 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Mustang Trek
Trekking Days: 12 (Pokhara /Jomsom to Pokhara)
2 Pax: $2350 Per Person.
4 Pax: $1900 Per Person.
6 Pax: $1750 Per Person.
8 Pax: $ 1650Per Person.
10 Pax: $1550 Per Person.
12 Pax: $1450 Per Person.
15 Pax: $1400 Per Person.

Trekking Area: PK Peak Trek (Everest view Trek)
Trekking Days: 07
2 Pax: $855 Per Person.
4 Pax: $650 Per Person.
6 Pax: $615 Per Person.
8 Pax: $595 Per Person.
10 Pax: $575 Per Person.
12 Pax: $530 Per Person.
15 Pax: $500 Per Person.

Trekking Area: ABC Trek (7 Days)
Trekking Days: 07
2 Pax: $1030 Per Person.
4 Pax: $730 Per Person.
6 Pax: $630 Per Person.
8 Pax: $600 Per Person.
10 Pax: $550 Per Person.
12 Pax: $520 Per Person.
15 Pax: $500 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Tamang Heritage Trek
Trekking Days: 08
2 Pax: $1030 Per Person.
4 Pax: $850 Per Person.
6 Pax: $800 Per Person.
8 Pax: $785 Per Person.
10 Pax: $750 Per Person.
12 Pax: $685 Per Person.
15 Pax: $550 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Mardi Himal Trek
Trekking Days: 08 Days
2 Pax: $1050 Per Person.
4 Pax: $750 Per Person.
6 Pax: $650 Per Person.
8 Pax: $600 Per Person.
10 Pax: $580 Per Person.
12 Pax: $540 Per Person.
15 Pax: $520 Per Person.

LANGTANG TREK- 7 DAYS TREK
2 Pax: $1030 Per Person.
4 Pax: $780 Per Person.
6 Pax: $750 Per Person.
8 Pax: $700 Per Person.
10 Pax: $650 Per Person.
12 Pax: $600 Per Person.
15 Pax: $550 Per Person.

LANGTANG GOSAINKUNDA – 15 DAYS TREK
2 PAX: $1600 PER PERSON
4 PAX: $1050 PER PERSON
6 PAX: $950 PER PERSON
8 PAX: $875 PER PERSON
10 PAX: $825 PER PERSON.
12 PAX: $775 PER PERSON.
15 PAX: $ 750 PER PERSON.

Trekking Area: Muktinath Jomsom Trek Fly to Jomsom
Trekking Days: 12
2 Pax: $1250 Per Person.
4 Pax: $945 Per Person.  
6 Pax: $875 Per Person. 
8 Pax: $845 Per Person.      
10 Pax: $830 Per Person.
12 Pax: $825 Per Person.
15 Pax: $820 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Annapurna Base Camp Trek
Trekking Days: 14
2 Pax: $1583 Per Person.
4 Pax: $1364 Per Person.
6 Pax: $1154 Per Person.
8 Pax: $1065 Per Person.
10 Pax: $1010 Per Person.
12 Pax: $949 Per Person.
15 Pax: $915 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Muktinath Jomsom Trek – Nayapul Drive
Trekking Days: 12
2 Pax: $1250 Per Person.
4 Pax: $995 Per Person.-
6 Pax: $950 Per Person.
8 Pax: $930 Per Person.
10 Pax: $920 Per Person.
12 Pax: $900 Per Person.
15 Pax: $880 Per Person.

Trekking Area: Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek
Trekking Days: 05
2 Pax: $550 Per Person.
4 Pax: $450 Per Person.
6 Pax: $430 Per Person.
8 Pax: $400 Per Person.
10 Pax: $380 Per Person.
12 Pax: $350 Per Person.
15 Pax: $330 Per Person.

NOTE: FLIGHT TICKET IS EXTRA.

In the Above Cost It Includes:
1. Airport Pick-up and Drop Off.
2. Licensed and trained trekking guides.
3. Potters for carrying goods and supplies.
4. Meal on full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner) basis during the trek
5. 3 Nights Accommodation in the 3 Star Hotel in Kathmandu with B & B. (Bed & Breakfast) and Pokhara.
6. All accommodation during the trek.
7. All meals and hot beverages during the trek.
8. Transportation to and from trail head by Private Transport.
9. All necessary documents and permits for trekking (where applicable)
10. National Park/Conservation Area entry Permit, Insurance, and equipment for the staffs.
11. Coordination of quick Rescue service (Costs covered by your Insurance Plan)
12. Trekking staff’s wages & 1 hr. trekker massage after your trek
14. Welcome /Fare well dinner in a Nepali Cultural Dance restaurant in Kathmandu.
15. Trekking Map, T-shirt, and Trekking certificate.
16. Exclusive of Medical Kit Bag
17. All Government and Local Taxes
18. International Flight Ticket Re-Confirmation.
19. Meals will be start when your trek starts.
20. Trekking Staff Insurance of $10,000 Per Person.

Services and Cost Does not Included in Price:
1. International Airfares.
2. Travel/Trekking Insurance.
3. Excess baggage charges More than 16kg and hand bag more than 5 kg in domestic flights.
4. Visa fees.
5. Airport Departure Taxes.
6. Drinks (Cold and Alcoholic) Rescue charge.
7. Tips for The staffs.
8. Expenses of Personnel nature and Permit and Liaison officer fee (where Applicable.
9. Meals during stay in the Kathmandu and Pokhara.
10. Domestic Ticket of Lukla, Jomsom, Pokhara etc.

11. Extra Hotel in Kathmandu and Pokhara.